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News Update: December 1, 2011

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Sep 19, 2025

How Israel’s strike on Doha is forcing a Gulf security reckoning

The Gulf monarchies have displayed strong unity at a time when rethinking twenty-first-century Gulf security is no longer optional.

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News Update: December 1, 2011

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Sep 19, 2025

Snapback sanctions threaten to further derail Iran nuclear deal hopes

By
Rob Macaire

Now would be the best time for the West to negotiate a deal with Iran—but snapback sanctions threaten a derailing into further confrontation.

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News Update: December 1, 2011

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Sep 17, 2025

In landmark Syria elections, women still face electoral hurdles

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Marie Forestier 

As the indirect electoral process begins, Syrian officials could take several steps to increase women’s chances in this process.

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Dec 1, 2011

News Update: December 1, 2011

By Mara Revkin

Early election results indicated that Islamist parties are on track to win a dominant majority in the next People’s Assembly. The Brotherhood’s Freedom and Justice Party (FJP) appears to have won 40 percent of the vote, while Salafis may have claimed up to 25 percent of the vote, giving the two groups combined control of […]

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Nov 30, 2011

News Update: November 30, 2011

By Mara Revkin

Partial results for single-winner races are being released today, with additional results expected after a run-off round on Monday, December 5. The Freedom and Justice Party issued a statement claiming that the FJP-led Democratic Alliance is leading the proportional representation races, followed by the Salafi Nour Party and the liberal-oriented Egyptian Bloc in third place. […]

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Nov 30, 2011

Violence Returns to Tahrir: Update from Tarek Radwan

By Tarek Radwan

Late last night, clashes erupted between protesters and street vendors in Tahrir during which approximately 80 people were wounded. By the end of these skirmishes, the protesters had forced the vendors out of the square against the backdrop of calls saying, "The people want the cleansing of Tahrir!" For the protesters, street vendors have been […]

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Nov 29, 2011

Polls Close and the Count Begins

By Michele Dunne

Port Said — The young Egyptian judge reopening his polling station shortly before 8 this morning took great trouble not only to carry out procedures correctly but to be seen doing so.  He looked frankly relieved to see international observers present, but would not open the door until at least one party agent was there […]

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Nov 29, 2011

Video: Counting Ballots in Port Said

By Mara Revkin

After following the two-day voting process as an official monitor, Michele Dunne captured this video footage of a ballot-counting session in Port Said.  After the close of polls on November 29, ballot boxes were transported in military vehicles to polling stations like this one, located at a sports facility that was once named “Mubarak Hall”: […]

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Nov 29, 2011

News Update: November 29, 2011

By Mara Revkin

As voters cast their ballots in the second day of parliamentary elections, a dwindling number of protesters continued their sit-in in Tahrir Square and outside of the cabinet building, where they are demanding an end to military rule and condemning the appointment of Prime Minister Kamal Ganzouri. Ganzouri is expected to retain between five and […]

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Nov 29, 2011

Fighting for Seats in a Powerless Parliament

By Magdy Samaan

Egyptians have been patiently waiting since the early hours of the morning to cast their ballots on the second day of voting for the parliamentary elections, unfazed by the long lines even though their faces reflect their exhaustion with the deteriorating economic situation and continued political instability. But not all Egyptians attribute such importance to […]

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Nov 28, 2011

Dispatch from the Polls: By Sabah Hamamou

By Sabah Hamamou

November 28, 2011 will go down in history as that day that Egyptians went out to vote in the first parliamentary elections since the fall of the Mubarak regime. Watching the elections unfold on screens – whether computer, television or digital camera – you can see some differences from past elections, but at the same […]

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Nov 28, 2011

New Poll Shows Frustration with Continued Protests

By Mara Revkin

A new Gallup poll reveals that most Egyptians are not enthusiastic about the recent resurgence of anti-government demonstrations, even though they may share protesters’ frustrations with the slow pace of political change. In September, 84 percent of Egyptians said continued protests were a bad thing for the country. However, Egyptians still express strong support for […]

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Nov 28, 2011

Election Day One: Vignettes from Port Said

By Michele Dunne

The first day of parliamentary elections dawned cool and rainy, but warmed up by 8 am, bringing out Egyptian voters whose sunny mood matched the mild Mediterranean weather and the cartloads of neon-bright oranges and guava that festooned the streets of Port Said on November 28.

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